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Summer (Oct-Apr) 12pmMost Popular

Skippers Canyon Jet Boat Tour Summer 12pm departure

From US$110.60

Summer (Oct-Apr) 8.30am

Skippers Canyon Jet Boat Tour Summer 8.30am departure

From US$110.60

Summer (Oct-Apr) 3.30pm

Skippers Canyon Jet Boat Tour Summer departure 3.30pm

From US$110.60

Winter (May-Sep) 1pm

Skippers Canyon Jet Boat Tour Winter 1pm departure

From US$110.60

Winter (May-Sep) 9am

Skippers Canyon Jet Boat Tour Winter 9am

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Overview

Enjoy two trips in one on this good-value jet boat tour: a guided tour of Skippers Canyon and a thrilling ride on the Shotover River. Zip up some of the narrowest canyons on the Upper Shotover, and learn about the gold mining history of the area from your knowledgeable guide on the journey there. This combined tour is ideal for history buffs and adrenaline seekers.

We chose Skipper's for the bus ride out to the river, which is spectacular in itself. The staff were all friendly and our bus driver Robbie was a pleasure and very knowledgeable. The jet boat part was also great and afforded spectacular scenery. Highly recommend.

Date of experience: December 2018

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tyegator

Gainesville, Florida

11066

Reviewed 1 week ago

Makes a big difference which bus driver you get

Unfortunately we didn't get the funny one mentioned so often here. Ours was Dave. He was fine, but bare minimum. Kept us safe. REALLY didn't like it that someone ate on his bus.
The bus ride is fairly long relative to the boat ride. The...More

Date of experience: December 2018

Thank tyegator

kfrye128

Queenstown, New Zealand

435

Reviewed 1 week ago

Best value for your money!

There are many jet boat operations around Queenstown, but this one I can highly recommend! They take the time to give you a tour and history of the area on the bus transport to the river making it more of a lasting memory. The jet...More

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Date of experience: December 2018

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udochrist

Aschaffenburg, Germany

13

Reviewed 1 week ago

A trip well worth the time in queenstown

Going by bus on skippers road plus the jet boat ride through skippers canyon on shotover river is pure fun and absolutely worth the time spent. The whole trip takes you for around 1 hour one-way over skippers road with stunning views and a marvelous...More

Date of experience: December 2018

Thank udochrist

viagray

sydney

297

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Fabulous jet boat tour with very scenic drive! A MUST do tour!

This is definitely the jet boat tour to choose if you have 3 hours to spare. Not only do you get an exhilarating jet boat ride though the canyons but you also get to experience a drive through countryside that isn’t accessible to tourists on...More

Hello, Michael. After I’ve visited the webpage, I guess my trip was “Jet Boat Tour”, not the “scenic....”. Since, firstly, it was not a half day trip, and, secondary, we didn’t have “Winky museum”, “Sainsbury Gold Claim” and... More

Hello, Michael. After I’ve visited the webpage, I guess my trip was “Jet Boat Tour”, not the “scenic....”. Since, firstly, it was not a half day trip, and, secondary, we didn’t have “Winky museum”, “Sainsbury Gold Claim” and “LOTR locations”, etc. Good luck.